Incendio

Chapter 20: Fyre on Fyre

"He just started screaming." Samantha told Ginny and Luna quickly. "I think something is wrong."

She'd left her exam and found them both leaving their charms class. They began searching for him, they started at the hospital wing before Ginny started laughing. "I can hear Potter's frustrated tones now."

"What a talent you posses." Luna quipped and Samantha proudly noticed a trace of sarcasm behind it.

They followed Ginny's lead to an empty classroom where they found Harry, Ron and Hermione.

Apparently, Harry had seen someone close to him was being tortured in the Department of Ministries. They wanted to use Umbridge's fireplace to contact this person to make sure he wasn't being used by Voldemort. She thought she heard him say Sirius as the person's name.

"Sirius Black?" Samantha asked in confusion. "The murderer?"

Everyone stared at Samantha except for Luna who had a similar confusion.

"I believe they are talking about Stubby Boardman." Luna whispered to Samantha.

"Who? Ok, whoever it is, if Harry says they need help, I'm in." Samantha shook her head.

"You just want an excuse to make that woman's life hell some more." Hermione rolled her eyes.

"And to make up for the nifflers." Samantha insisted, she'd felt horrible about the situation with Hagrid.

"Perfect, do you think you and Lee can create some kind of distraction in the Transfiguration department?" Ron asked. "I'll tell Umbridge, I saw you both up to no good again."

Samantha laughed. "I'll catch him on the way out of his NEWTs, we don't have a lot because we weren't exactly planning on causing havoc this week, but we can improvise."

Samantha ran as fast as she could. All she had to whisper to Lee was, "I need your help, now."

They ran to the hallways outside of McGongall's classroom and began setting off every prank they had left. Smelly gasses, loud whistling bombs, little flying and biting pixies, and as they were about to charm all the paintings on the wall to start singing happy birthday Samantha heard her brother's voice.

It was Jack and Warrington.

"Stupefy." Jack yelled, Samantha thankfully put up her shield charm instead.

Lee and Warrington began a duel and Samantha was left to deal with her brother. Samantha knew a lot of his moves, and she also knew she wasn't as advanced.

"Expelliarmus!" Samantha yelled back, attempting to disarm her brother.

"Protego." He blocked her back, causing her to be disarmed instead.

Jack called out before running in and grabbing his sister by the arm, "What in the blazes are you doing?"

"None of your business." Samantha said looking into his eyes.

She realized he'd been pulling his punches, he knew Samantha pretty well. He had barely sent a spell her way.

Lee wasn't quite so lucky with Warrington. Lee lay on the ground, stunned.

"Sammy, why are you here?" He asked in a softer tone. "I'm your brother, you can trust me."

"Oh good Mr. Fyre." Her feigned feminine voice called across the hallway.

Samantha and Jack both looked back at her, she had Ron Weasley by the arm.

"I see you are correct, they were causing trouble." Umbridge squealed at Ron. "Unfortunately, I don't believe your story. There is no way you aren't in cahoots with these two troublemakers."